THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 18 Apr 2017

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Pattaya: Brutal farang vs farang road rage assault caught on camera

 

 

PATTAYA:-- Shocking road rage footage shows the moment a western man floors another westerner with a single punch in a broad daylight attack.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978903-pattaya-brutal-farang-vs-farang-road-rage-assault-caught-on-camera/

 

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Baht expected to strengthen to 21-month high

By The Nation

 

 

The baht is expected to range between 34.10 and 34.45 per US dollar this week after US President Donald Trump said the greenback was stronger than he had estimated and that the Federal Reserve should maintain its benchmark interest rate at current levels, according to the Bank of Ayudhya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978904-baht-expected-to-strengthen-to-21-month-high/

 

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American found dead in Nong Khai rented house

By The Nation

 

NONG KHAI: -- A 63-year-old US national was found dead Monday afternoon in a rented house in Nong Khai’s Mueang district, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978900-american-found-dead-in-nong-khai-rented-house/

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Samui Taxi driver wins 30 million baht lottery

Phuket Gazette

 

          

The man told reporters that he will continue to drive his taxi. Photo: Suchat Hankij

 

SAMUI: -- A taxi driver yesterday won 30 million baht in lottery winnings in Koh Samui.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978917-samui-taxi-driver-wins-30-million-baht-lottery/

 

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Phuket motorbike speedster hits palm tree at high speed, dies

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The man's motorbike was some 50 metres from where the man was left lying on the road. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- An unidentified young man speeding on the Thepsrisin Bridge, on the outskirts of Phuket Town near Saphan Hin, has died in hospital from serious injuries sustained when his motorbike collided with a palm tree at high speed at about 1pm April 17.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978918-phuket-motorbike-speedster-hits-palm-tree-at-high-speed-dies/

 

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BMA bans all street food across Bangkok this year
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

Yaowarat Road. / Photo via: http://www.thaiticketmajor.com

 

Despite international acclaim, Yaowarat and Khao San Road next targets of cleanup

 

BANGKOK: -- STREET FOOD vendors will disappear from Bangkok by the end of the year in the interests of cleanliness, safety and order, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) says.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978919-bma-bans-all-street-food-across-bangkok-this-year/

 

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Pickups allowed to carry passengers until new rules done: police
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- SENIOR police are pressing the Land Transport Department (LTD) for new regulations that would allow pickups to carry passengers, not just cargo, in cabs or beds – as long as they have safety belts installed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978920-pickups-allowed-to-carry-passengers-until-new-rules-done-police/

 

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Court issues warrants for eight relatives and aides of ‘Shogun’

 

File photo : Passengers of Pasit's chartered flight. Pasit is seen sitting in the middle and Chatmongkon Bampen is seen sitting in the back row.

 

BANGKOK: -- A CRIMINAL Court has issued arrest warrants for eight people who were relatives and close aides to Pasit Ariyalapit, who has been detained on fraud charges over a much-publicised alleged tour scam, a senior police officer said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978921-court-issues-warrants-for-eight-relatives-and-aides-of-‘shogun’/

 

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Cops 'baffled' over missing plaque
By The Nation

 

 

Srivara says he has ‘no idea whom to chase’ or even if a crime was committed by the removal

 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY NATIONAL police chief Srivara Rangsibrahmanakul admitted yesterday that he had no idea how to proceed with the case involving the mysterious removal of a plaque marking a 1932 revolution that ended absolute monarchy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978922-thai-cops-baffled-over-missing-plaque/

 

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A focal point of controversy shadowed by rituals and talk of spells
By Wasamon Audjarint
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- IT HAD ALWAYS been there, repeatedly walked over by worshippers flocking to the equestrian statue of King Chulalongkorn a few metres away.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978924-a-focal-point-of-controversy-shadowed-by-rituals-and-talk-of-spells/

 

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Safety stepped up after sexual attack on Bueng Kan hospital worker
By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A SEXUAL assault on a female official at a small state-run hospital has raised concerns about the safety of health workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978863-safety-stepped-up-after-bueng-kan-hospital-worker-sexually-assaulted/?do=findComment&comment=11806933

 

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China-Korea row spurs Thai tourism growth

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai tourism industry has been given a boost due to tensions between China and South Korea. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978926-china-korea-row-spurs-thai-tourism-growth/

 

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Police to investigate fire in Ayutthaya ancient palace

 

AYUTTHAYA, 18 April 2017 (NNT) – Police are yet to investigate a fire incident at a building inside Ayuttahaya Ancient Palace compound. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978927-police-to-investigate-fire-in-ayutthaya-ancient-palace/

 

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Transport chiefs inspect Phuket airport, bus terminal

The Phuket News

 

Transport Deputy Minister Pichit Akrathit (right) with Director of Phuket Airport Monrudee Getthuphan. Photo: AoT

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket was graced with personal inspections of two key transport facilities by two key transport officials over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978928-transport-chiefs-inspect-phuket-airport-bus-terminal/

 

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11street offers pre-orders of Galaxy S8 and S8+

BY THE NATION

 

 

11street has joined Samsung in offering pre-orders of the tech giant’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/11street-offers-pre-orders-of-galaxy-s8-and-s8/21051/

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New documentary gives an insight into the thankless task of moderating the internet

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A new documentary gives a unique insight into the largely thankless task of the people who ensure that obscene, graphic or explicit content does not appear on your screen.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-documentary-gives-an-insight-into-thankless-task-of-moderating-the-internet/21054/

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North Korean official says will continue missile tests - BBC

REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - North Korea will continue to regularly test missiles and any military action against it by the United States would prompt "all out war", a senior North Korean official told the BBC on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978929-north-korean-official-says-will-continue-missile-tests-bbc/

 

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Triumphant Erdogan swats away Western criticism of referendum

By Gulsen Solaker, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Daren Butler

REUTERS

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A defiant Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the West's "crusader mentality" on Monday after European monitors criticised a referendum in which he won sweeping new powers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978930-triumphant-erdogan-swats-away-western-criticism-of-referendum/

 

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Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes

By Roberta Rampton and Sue-Lin Wong

REUTERS

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

SEOUL/PYONGYANG (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea on Monday that recent American military strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed President Donald Trump's resolve should not be questioned, but Pyongyang vowed to continue missile and nuclear tests.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978931-pence-warns-north-korea-of-us-resolve-shown-in-syria-afghan-strikes/

 

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Burying 'Trumpomania,' Kremlin TV says Trump scarier than North Korean leader

By Andrew Osborn

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - As Russian hopes of swift detente under President Donald Trump have fizzled, state media, which hailed his election win, have made a U-turn. On Sunday, they said he was scarier than North Korea's Kim Jong-Un.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978932-burying-trumpomania-kremlin-tv-says-trump-scarier-than-north-korean-leader/

 

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Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails begin hunger strike

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta

REUTERS

 

Men play the role of jailed Palestinians and Israeli soldiers during a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in Gaza City April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails began a hunger strike on Monday in response to a call by prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, widely seen as a possible future Palestinian president.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978934-hundreds-of-palestinians-in-israeli-jails-begin-hunger-strike/

 

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Macron urges French to get rid of old generation as race tightens

By Michel Rose

REUTERS

 

Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, attends a campaign political rally at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron urged French voters on Monday to turn the page on the last 20 years and bring a new generation to power, as he stepped up attacks against resurgent far-left and conservative rivals six days before voting day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978936-macron-urges-french-to-get-rid-of-old-generation-as-race-tightens/

 

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Islamic State seeking alliance with al Qaeda, Iraqi vice president says

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces walks past a wall painted with the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants, at a hospital damaged by clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Wahda district of eastern Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani/File Photo

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State is talking to al Qaeda about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978937-islamic-state-seeking-alliance-with-al-qaeda-iraqi-vice-president-says/

 

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'I will protect you!' Le Pen tells voters ahead of presidential election

By Ingrid Melander and Philippe Wojazer

REUTERS

 

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, attends a campaign rally in Paris, France, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday sought to mobilise her supporters six days ahead of France's most unpredictable presidential election in decades by pledging to suspend all immigration and shield voters from "savage globalisation."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978938-i-will-protect-you-le-pen-tells-voters-ahead-of-presidential-election/

 

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U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis to talk Islamic State, Syria in Middle East

By Idrees Ali

REUTERS

 

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at the opening of the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On his first trip as U.S defense secretary to parts of the Middle East and Africa, Jim Mattis will focus on the fight against Islamic State and articulating President Donald Trump's policy towards Syria, officials and experts say. His trip may give clarity to adversaries and allies alike about the Trump administration's tactics in the fight against Islamic State militants and its willingness to use military power more liberally than former President Barack Obama did.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978940-us-defense-secretary-mattis-to-talk-islamic-state-syria-in-middle-east/

 

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Britain's Prince Harry sought counselling more than a decade after mother's death

REUTERS

 

Britain's Prince Harry visits the Yes You Can personal development project at Hamilton Community College in Leicester March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Giddens/Pool/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry sought counselling in his late twenties to help deal with the grief of losing his mother more than a decade earlier, he told the Telegraph newspaper.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978941-britains-prince-harry-sought-counselling-more-than-a-decade-after-mothers-death/

 

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British MPs demand Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma lose UK citizenship

Laura Hughes

 

LONDON: -- British Members of Parliament MPs will formally demand Asma al-Assad be stripped of her UK citizenship over accusations she helps spread propaganda for her husband, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978945-british-mps-demand-bashar-al-assads-wife-asma-lose-uk-citizenship/

 

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Nigerian man beaten after giving the middle finger in Pattaya

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

PATTAYA: -- A Nigerian man on a night out in Pattaya was set upon by a mob of Thais after arriving in his car in Soi 7 during Songkran celebrations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978949-nigerian-man-beaten-after-giving-the-middle-finger-in-pattaya/

 

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Pattaya police nowhere to be found as injured tourists complain

 

Picture: TNews

 

PATTAYA: -- Just hours after a top brass policeman visited Pattaya to pledge safety for tourists all the cops seem to have deserted their post, reported TNews.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978951-pattaya-police-nowhere-to-be-found-as-injured-tourists-complain/

 

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Businesses urged to install EDC machines in exchange for incentives

 

BANGKOK, 18 April 2017 (NNT) – The Department of Business Development (DBD) has reminded entrepreneurs to install an electronic data capture (EDC) machine in order to be entitled to tax privileges.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/978952-businesses-urged-to-install-edc-machines-in-exchange-for-incentives/